Resources
Brainerd recommends the following resources for more information about environmental issues and organizations.
Weathering the Storm
Posted 07/28/2010This excellent report from Training Resources for the Environmental Community details how environmental nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada have responded to the economic climate of the last year. Their data suggest that the recession will have significant impacts on environmental nonprofits.
This report builds on three surveys of staff members and boards of directors responsible for fundraising in ENGOs in the United States and Canada. Development and executive directors from 98 organizations responded. The results show that environmental groups have strengthened their relationships with individual donors and foundations, which are—by far—the largest source of revenue for groups in their sample.
What is Multigenerational Leadership?
Posted 06/23/2010Do you see a coming leadership vacuum at a non-profit near and dear to your heart? Are you an executive director who wants to retire but you can't imagine finding anyone who would want your job? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you're not alone.
As the Brainerd Foundation staff explore how to support and foster leadership growth and change within the organizations we fund, we found this article, written by Daniel Schott for the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, provides excellent food for thought. It challenges the reader to redefine leadership and organizational structure, focus on human development, and seize what he sees as an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent leadership and job roles and invest in empowering and humane leadership development.
Is Your Non-Profit Facebook Page Worth It?
Posted 06/02/2010It seems that many non-profits are struggling with how to measure social media. Particularly hard is how to measure the value of Facebook pages, especially considering the time it takes to create great content. The authors of this article (and a related book) have found ways to clearly measure the benefit that a Facebook page provides and share clear guidelines for how to optimize your work on Facebook to get better results.
This resource and it's authors highly get high marks from some of our most respected colleagues. Give it a look and tell us what you think.
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